On 10/09/2010 04:20 PM, Chip Orange wrote:
"When I first heard of windowEyes adding scripting, I thought it would
all be
for accessibility only."
There are some trains of thought that contend this is the way it should
be. If it isn't accessibility related, then implemented it in such a way
that everyone can use it, not just users of your AT. I know plenty of
sighted kids that would love the timed bookmarks in Winamp, but they
don't know the first thing about Window Eyes. Why would they? In the
accessibility community we spend a lot of time clamboring for access to
things others have that we want to have as well. Tethering non-AT
enhancements to an AT product makes me feel slightly as if the pot is
calling the kettle black. But make no mistake, Jeff's script is awesome
and his work on it worthy of much gratitude. And I won't be the one that
stifles a beginner programmer's inspiration of developing a fun game
with his screen reader's scripting tools as a way to learn. This is
merely philosophy discussion, and if I've learned anything so far in the
technical world it's that philosophy is worth very little held up next
to something that actually works.
